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About Support and Privacy

What is “Supporting”?
Supporting a Thunderclap campaign is like signing a petition but with the added power of simultaneously sharing a message. You and every other supporter are standing up for an idea with the power of your voice.

How do I support?
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A note on privacy
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Research is hard. What shouldn’t be hard though is getting access to the papers you need. You know the frustration of finding the research paper you need, but you can’t afford the $30 to access it. That’s why the Open Access Button exists.

The Open Access Button’s apps help you in two ways. First the apps help you get the research you want right now, and add papers you still need to your wishlist. Then when you have completed your research and you are ready to publish, the mobile app helps you make your work Open Access and reach the people who can make an impact with your work.

Download the free mobile and web app launching on 21 October at openaccessbutton.org.

Thank you for supporting the Open Access Button Launch thunderclap

October 14, 2014

Thank you for supporting the Open Access Button launch by joining our thunderclap! Over 200 of you have joined and we’ll reach nearly 850,000 people on social media when we launch next Tuesday, October 21st. Every new person that joins the thunderclap increases our social reach, allowing us to help people get access to research and make progress for Open Access. We need your support to reach our goal of 250 supporters. Tell your friends, share it on social media, and invite your followers to join. Don’t forget you can support up to three times if you have accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.

The Open Access Button was founded and run by volunteer students and young researchers around the world tired of not being able to get the research they need. Together they work to build apps, tell stories and support campaigns which will help make this problem a thing of the past.